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The number of young women presenting with STEMI is increasing worldwide, and they face a particularly worrisome risk of mortality due to under-diagnosis and treatment delay, according to a EuroPCR conference session led by Drs. Alaide Chieffo and Josepa Mauri, members of SCAI's Women in Innovations initiative who have spent years calling attention to the issue. The causes of STEMI in women may differ from those in men, calling for a range of diagnostic tools. "We want to take the time to remind interventionalists that this is an urgent issue," Mauri said. "This is a question of saving lives."

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Eddie Young, deputy assistant commissioner with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Air and Marine Operation, recently said the agency has taken steps to be more judicious in how it chooses its targets. AOPA President Mark Baker says the group appreciates CPB's effort but will continue to look out for pilots who have been wrongfully stopped.

More young women than ever before are being treated for melanoma and other skin cancers, and the trend correlates with the rates of young women using tanning beds, experts say. Some states have banned indoor tanning for minors, and the FDA proposed requiring tanning beds to bear warning labels that use by minors is not recommended.

The number of young women presenting with STEMI is increasing worldwide, and they face a particularly worrisome risk of mortality due to under-diagnosis and treatment delay, according to a EuroPCR conference session led by Drs. Alaide Chieffo and Josepa Mauri. The causes of STEMI in women may differ from those in men, calling for a range of diagnostic tools. "We want to take the time to remind interventionalists that this is an urgent issue," Mauri said. "This is a question of saving lives."

Hispanic families in California often receive little information about autism or autism services, despite data that shows the number of autism diagnoses are rising rapidly in the state's Latino communities. "We're isolated. We still don't have a support system," the father of a Latino child with the disorder said. Under-diagnosis and misdiagnosis of the disorder may also be part of the problem, which is exacerbated by cultural differences and language barriers for Latinos, advocates say.